Robust modular optical biosensors

[ANGLÈS] Optical Waveguide Light Spectroscopy (OWLS) is a type of label-free technique of optical bio-sensing. It is based on the coupling of laser light in an optical waveguide through a Diffraction Grating (DG) fabricated in the surface. The coupling angle is related with the instantaneous refract...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor: Ahmed, Feroz
Tipo de recurso: tesis de maestría
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2099.1/19033
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2099.1/19033
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Electromagnetic fields
Linear array photodetectors
Evanescent field
Diffraction grating
Optical biosensors
Fotodetectores lineales de matriz
campo evanescente
rejilla de difracción
biosensores ópticos
Biosensors
Detectors òptics
Difracció electromagnètica
Camps electromagnètics
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria electrònica
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Sumario:[ANGLÈS] Optical Waveguide Light Spectroscopy (OWLS) is a type of label-free technique of optical bio-sensing. It is based on the coupling of laser light in an optical waveguide through a Diffraction Grating (DG) fabricated in the surface. The coupling angle is related with the instantaneous refractive index or thickness of a bio-layer growing over the DG. Thinking in multiple measurements simultaneously in this work, we present the design of electronic board and electronic control of a commercial array of 512 photo-detectors with a microcontroller. The array will be used for monitoring the output of multiple laser beams from the edge of an optical grating waveguide sensor. Data from the array are transferred using a USB cable to a Personal Computer for drawing and processing.